Is Sharing Accounts Ethical? Fair? - Mohammed Maher

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Originally Posted by Woski

The TOS is a very long legal document to prevent Supercell from being sued. It covers everything their well paid legal department can come up with to prevent monetary liability. They can decide how to enforce said rules.

For example. The TOS clearly ban the use of supercell products by anyone under the age of 13. Even sharing access to someone under that age is rights to ban. Judging by English global alone, we can know this is not enforced.

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This kind of goes without saying.

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Originally Posted by TheDevilsLuck

To be fair people who say it's wrong. Philosophically speaking a rule isn't a rule, if theres exceptions to the rule. So it isn't actually a rule because they don't care.

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If it isn't a rule, why print it in a list of rules? I don't really care what the top players do for the most part. However, it'd be nice for SC to provide an actual official list of things you may and may not do. The ToS is supposed to be that list, but it apparently is not.

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Originally Posted by dahimi

ToS is like the 10 commandments in that it describes a list of prohibited behaviors. What it is not is advice on maintaining account security.

It's very clear. 1 account per person. 1 person per account. Obviously SC doesn't really enforce these conditions of the ToS though and they make them very broad.

For example selling your account is covered by the same conditions and they do mind that.

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Again, go read the TOS, this section is clearly expressing Account Security.
If you need the link it's here: http://supercell.net/terms-of-service/

The next section concerning Limitations goes into exploits, and the Ten Commandments.

*throws papers in the air* I'm out.

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Originally Posted by LordRadwan

Again, go read the TOS, this section is clearly expressing Account Security.
If you need the link it's here: http://supercell.net/terms-of-service/

The next section concerning Limitations goes into exploits, and the Ten Commandments.

*throws papers in the air* I'm out.

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It even says it in 10 commandments language.

You shall not...

It does not say should not.

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Originally Posted by dahimi

When you admit in a video that you engage in account sharing, it's rather easy to detect and enforce don't you think?

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Lol yeah well I suppose so.

But as a general practice its un-enforcable...none of the people I know of who have done this are 'famous' or have openly admitted to it...so apart from the top crop of players whom we know/suspect are sharing, there is a huge underbelly of casual sharers whom you would never be able to track down imo.

I'm not sure what is being accomplished here. It is impossible to argue that it is against the TOS. They prohibit multiple accounts in clear legal terms. The only arguable issues here are the ethics if multiple accounts and supercell's enforcement of the rule.
Supercell reserves the right to enforce their terms of service as they see for with or without our best interest in heart. Please don't forget that.

What it does get to is if Clayton or whoever else steals and drops MM to farm at sub-200, SC isn't liable.

I hit edit and it posted a new reply. Strange.

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Originally Posted by fette

Lol yeah well I suppose so.

But as a general practice its un-enforcable...none of the people I know of who have done this are 'famous' or have openly admitted to it...so apart from the top crop of players whom we know/suspect are sharing, there is a huge underbelly of casual sharers whom you would never be able to track down imo.

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Correct but those players don't affect the game in any meaningful way. Like it or not, being at the top invites much more scrutiny.

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Originally Posted by dahimi

If it isn't a rule, why print it in a list of rules? I don't really care what the top players do for the most part. However, it'd be nice for SC to provide an actual official list of things you may and may not do. The ToS is supposed to be that list, but it apparently is not.

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Like I said; it's philosophy. Writing it down doesn't make it a rule; only enforcement does that. It's the tree falling in the woods making a sound argument. If a clan has a rule not to curse, but people still do it without punishment. It's not a rule at that point just a guideline that doesn't matter.

Thou shall not steal!!! If a hungry man takes bread to feed his family will god look down on him?? No. Its basic guidelines to be followed. Nothing is set in stone.

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Originally Posted by LordRadwan

What at does get to is if Clayton or whoever else steals and drops MM to farm at sub-200, SC isn't liable.

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It says that too yes. However it also you shall not share credentials. That is very clear unambiguous language telling you, you may not do something.